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Why doesn’t the moon pull other things like it pulls ocean water?
You Asked: Why doesn’t the moon pull other things like it pulls ocean water? — Anish, Ulan, Namibia Marshall Brain Answers: The moon does pull on other things. It’s just that it’s effect is pretty...
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What would it take to create a colony on another planet?
You Asked: What would it take to create a colony on another planet? — Daniel, Munich, Germany Marshall Brain Answers: For people to live on another planet, you would need to create a reasonable...
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Tonight is a once-every-few-centuries event – Winter solstice lunar eclipse
Tonight’s lunar eclipse is going to be unique, and this NASA article paints a nice picture of what we should see: Solstice Lunar Eclipse Why red? A quick trip to the Moon provides the answer: Imagine...
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The eclipse is on…
…and David and I are up to watch it in the backyard. It is 2:15AM eastern and everything was going well until this huge bank of clouds moved in. Whyyyyy? Update – It’s 2:42AM eastern. The clouds broke...
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For Bill O’Reilly – How did the moon get there? Can you explain that to me?
Mr. O’Reilly, Thank you for your recent question, “How did the moon get there? Can you explain that to me?” as seen in this video: This a classic HowStuffWorks kind of question. The following videos...
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The first private moon mission has a contract to fly
The Google Lunar X Prize is giving private companies an incentive to head for the moon. Now the first private company has signed a contract for its launch, perhaps in 2013: Astrobotic Contracts with...
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How gravity works – a nice explanation of people’s misconceptions about the...
We all experience gravity every day, but many of us are confused about how it works. Part of that misconception comes because gravity and aerodynamic drag are usually mixed together. So we get the...
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The Supermoon: Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, right?
(Comstock/Getty Images) It must be exhausting being a tenacious skeptic of the variety that exerts effort to point out to others just how unlikely or dumb their ideas are. While you’re just one...
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Why not turn the moon into a solar power plant?
Have you looked at the moon lately? It’s fascinating. And, if a certain Japanese construction firm has its way, it could also become the answer to Earth’s burgeoning energy crisis. Look, I know it...
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Japan’s Concept of Moon Includes Extra Cheese
Since only twenty people will live on the moon, Domino's feels confident about reinstituting its 30-minute-or-less delivery policy for lunar customers.(Courtesy Domino's) We like to give the moon a...
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